Warner Bros. has dropped adult animated film Fixed from writer/director Genndy Tartakovsky, IGN has confirmed with sources close to the production. As first reported by Puck News and Variety , the film’s rights will now go back to Sony Pictures Animation, which produced Fixed and will try to find a new distributor.
Variety reports that one possible candidate would be Netflix, with Sony Pictures Animation having teamed with the streaming platform on previous films like The Mitchells vs. The Machines. If Sony doesn’t find a buyer, however, Fixed could go the way of scrapped WB films like Batgirl , Scoob! Holiday Haunt , and Coyote vs.
Acme . Sources tell IGN that Warner Bros. picked up Fixed when WarnerMedia was still owned by AT&T, back when the company was pursuing a strategy of one movie per month on its streaming service, then known as HBO Max (now simply Max).
That strategy is no longer being pursued by Warner Bros. Discovery. Luckily, WB worked with the filmmakers to cover the production costs, although it now lies with Sony to find distribution.
Sony Pictures Animation’s website describes Fixed as “an adult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning! As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls! What could go wrong...
?” It boasted a star-studded voice cast that included Adam Devine as Bull, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Bobby Moynihan, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau, and River Gallo. As Variety’s report notes, WB Animation has a long history with Tartakovsky, so the move to drop a film from the animation legend is a surprising one. He worked with the studio on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim back in their early days, creating hits like Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
He’s continued working with WB recently as well, creating and directing critical darling Primal for Adult Swim. The news comes as Warner Bros. animation continues to see troubled times.
In a bit of encouraging news, though, another animated film, The Day the Earth Blew Up, was recently saved from WBD’s animation heap by Ketchup Entertainment , which will ensure that film sees a theatrical release. IGN has reached out to Warner Bros. and Sony for comment.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with independent confirmation and additional background. Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
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